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Everyone in the group liked the story of three blind men trying to describe an elephant. If an elephant wanted to become a painter, would it feel more like one if it cut off an ear? I think it was ***** who asked this and then went on to describe the suffering of not loving the temple where the artist lives. For her artist’s date she lay on the couch and ate a raspberry popsicle.
— Jul 13, 2025 02:44PM
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Brandon
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Assignment: for restlessness, visit a church, wilderness or Louis Vuitton store. The friction between identity and place may be what “home” in the Odysseus sense is about (187).
— Jul 26, 2026 10:46AM
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“Fear becomes a cue for prayer” (183). As my worst fears become reality, I sent out a poem about it: “Seating Charts.” If a poem is like a prayer because it “confesses” the truth, we surrender to consequences, to justice. As a pine once told me, “we are both blessed/to have made it this far/with anything to lose.”
— Jul 26, 2026 10:29AM
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How can fear be a motive for creativity? Write your fear.
— Aug 31, 2025 07:17AM
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The desire to make love doesn’t correlate nearly with the act of conception (27). There’s something to be said about the preparation of practice and drafting before performance or publication.
— Jul 04, 2025 12:31PM
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“Begin [writing] where you are, with who you are.”
— Jun 01, 2025 09:24AM